PT. 1. HEROES, DISEASES AND REMEDIES. Heroes in medical history -- Diseases that changed history -- Drugs and other remedies -- PT. 2. THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF MEDICINE. Medical words and phrases -- Whose syndrome? Stories of medical eponyms -- Medical abbreviations, acronyms, euphemisms, jargon, and slang -- Medical aphorisms -- Memorable medical quotations -- PT. 3. CLINICAL NOTES AND MEDICAL MISADVENTURES. Famous persons as patients -- Misadventures: myths, misinformation, blunders, and wrongdoing -- Now and future practice